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Review: Supergirl is not the disaster its low box office suggests

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According to Ars Technica, the new Supergirl film is a solid, entertaining superhero movie—but it's getting punished at the box office for not being great. In an oversaturated superhero market, a pretty good movie just doesn't cut it anymore. The film's underperformance in ticket sales shouldn't be mistaken for a critical failure; it's more a symptom of how crowded the genre has become.

Source: https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/07/review-supergirl-...

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